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to lee·ward
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Princeton's WordNet
to leeward, leeward sidenoun
the side sheltered from the wind
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to leeward
"To leeward" is a nautical term referring to the direction away from the wind or on the side sheltered from the wind. It could also mean to move in the direction that the wind is blowing towards. It is the opposite of "windward", which refers to the side or direction from which the wind is coming.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of to leeward in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of to leeward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of to leeward in a Sentence
In August, the typical origin point for a tropical system to form is near the Leeward and Windward islands in the Caribbean, where Fred formed and where Grace is likely to form, by September, when peak hurricane season is, this origin area greatly expands to include much of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the western Atlantic as tropical waves track west off the coast of Africa.
The disturbance with the greatest chance for development in the next couple of days is the one approaching the Leeward Islands.
We are expecting very rough and dangerous surf along with damaging tropical-storm-force and hurricane-force winds over the northern Leeward Islands, and tropical-storm-force winds over the southern Leewards to perhaps the northern Windward Islands, mostly in gusts.
There's going to be a good deal of moisture advection by Hurricane Hurricane Florence, towards the Appalachians. This will encourage upsloping on the leeward side of the Appalachians, which can produce very heavy precipitation through mesoscale climate interactions.
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- காற்று மறைவுப்பக்கத்தைத்Tamil
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